Italian activists gathered on Saturday in front of the headquarters of the Italy-Libya Chamber of Commerce to demand revocation of their country’s 2017 memorandum with Libya. The activists held a slogan that reads “closed for violation of human rights” at the entrance gate of the Italy-Libya Chamber of Commerce. In 2017, Italy signed the memorandum with Libya for cooperation with the Libyan coastguard, which included the provision of four patrol vessels. The deal empowered the Libyan coastguard to intercept migrant boats at sea and redirect them to Libya, where aid agencies say refugees are abused and tortured. After the protest on Saturday morning, activists announced more actions in many other Italian cities.

Source: Libya Today October 16, 2022 08:45 UTC